It is flawed logic to think that the military disciplines everyone. Yes, they are forced to obey authority when they are active in the military, but you know what else you learn in the armed forces? How to kill. It's basic psychology, they train the mind to squeeze a trigger at the sight of a stimulus, which on a shooting range would be the target. Particularly in the Marines and special forces, you are officially a killing machine. Just because a human being learns to obey the authority of a loud mouth superior does not mean all of their other personality traits disappear. There can be lots of a-holes unleashed on the public when they become civilians again.
Also take into account that being forced into something can piss someone off. Find a friend or acquaintence (for your own safety) and grab them from behind, hold there arms down, and don't let them move. Instinctively, they will try to squirm away. Hold them tight so that they can't get away, and they will go nuts. It's just human nature. I frankly would be pissed off if I was required to be in the military, because it's simply not appealing to me. I'm a rather gentle and stable person, now think of an unstable person forced into something. And imagine the same person not enjoying it even after the fact. I don't want to meet that person. It's over-simplification to assume people will suddenly become disciplined and hardworking JUST because they went through military training. Lots of people out of the military are just that, disciplined and hardworking, educated, healthy, but they went in because they CHOSE to do so, sans those forced by their parents.
Yes PIX, let's do like Israel, because we know THEY are in great shape. Maybe we should start building giant electrified walls too :P
Also take into account that being forced into something can piss someone off. Find a friend or acquaintence (for your own safety) and grab them from behind, hold there arms down, and don't let them move. Instinctively, they will try to squirm away. Hold them tight so that they can't get away, and they will go nuts. It's just human nature. I frankly would be pissed off if I was required to be in the military, because it's simply not appealing to me. I'm a rather gentle and stable person, now think of an unstable person forced into something. And imagine the same person not enjoying it even after the fact. I don't want to meet that person. It's over-simplification to assume people will suddenly become disciplined and hardworking JUST because they went through military training. Lots of people out of the military are just that, disciplined and hardworking, educated, healthy, but they went in because they CHOSE to do so, sans those forced by their parents.
Yes PIX, let's do like Israel, because we know THEY are in great shape. Maybe we should start building giant electrified walls too :P